CAMEROON FLOODS AND LANDSLIDE KILL THREE

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At least three people were killed after torrential rain triggered severe flooding and a landslide in the coastal city of Limbe, south-west Cameroon, early Wednesday.

Footage shows fast-moving floodwater sweeping through streets as residents and vehicles struggle through the deluge.

TANZANIA CALLS FOR AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for greater investment in African-owned infrastructure as leaders, financiers and investors gathered in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday for the Africa50 General Shareholders' Meeting and the Infra for Africa Forum.

TORRENTIAL RAINS DEVASTATE FREETOWN

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Emergency teams continued search, rescue and damage assessments across Freetown on Tuesday after hours of torrential rain flooded homes, tore through roads and triggered slope collapses across the Sierra Leonean capital.

TRUMP VOWS TO KEEP STRAIT OPEN

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US President Donald Trump said Iran wouldn't be 'charging' for the use of the Strait of Hormuz – and that he wouldn't let them 'take charge' – as he spoke from the White House in DC on Monday.

AFRICA STEPS UP MATERNAL HEALTH DRIVE

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Union are stepping up efforts to eliminate preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

This will be done by strengthening health systems, improving domestic health financing and enhancing accountability across Africa.

BLIND STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL

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Visually impaired students returned to their specialist school in Khartoum following three years of civil war despite the center sustained damages.

A number of students were seen inside the institute receiving lessons in Braille and in the institute's corridors and courtyard.

ANTI-MIGRATION PROTEST HELD IN SPAIN

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Anti-migration protesters gathered outside the Moroccan consulate in the southern Spanish port city of Algeciras on Sunday, before marching towards the port.

Activists called for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to resign and demanded the deportation of migrants from Spain.

AU EXPERTS ADVANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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The importance of social protection, gender equality, disability inclusion and gender-responsive policies were among the issues highlighted during the just-concluded Sixth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment expert meeting.

ZAMBIA POLICE BOSS HELD OVER COPPER THEFT

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Zambia's Police Service Commissioner and a magistrate are among six people charged and arrested in connection with the alleged theft of copper cathodes worth roughly N$ 7 million, police said Thursday.

LAMOLA DEFENDS SOUTH AFRICA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY

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South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has rejected allegations by Ghanaian nationals over South Africa's treatment of foreign migrants, saying the country has the "sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws" while condemning isolated acts of violence.